Santa Claus appears in the night sky of Seoul and circles Seoul Tower./NORAD YouTube capture
This year, as usual, Santa Claus appeared in the night sky of Seoul riding a sleigh pulled by Rudolph.
According to the Santa Claus location tracking website tracked by the North American Aerospace Command (NORAD), which tracks Santa’s location on the 25th, Santa left the North Pole around 6 PM the previous day (24th) and traveled around the night sky around the world before arriving at 11 PM on the same night. We arrived in the Seoul sky around 25:00.
Santa came riding a sleigh pulled by Rudolph, ringing jingle bells. She crossed the Korea Strait and landed on the Korean Peninsula, starting from Jeju Island. Santa passed through Busan and Daejeon and circled above Namsan Tower.
NORAD said, “Santa appeared amidst the beautiful lights of Seoul,” and “Namsan Tower offers a breathtaking view, which Santa undoubtedly enjoyed.”
Santa Claus riding a sleigh full of gifts circling Seoul Tower and Lotte World Tower. /NORAD
Santa flew over the Korean Peninsula, taking photos of famous landmarks in Seoul, including Lotte World Tower and Gyeongbokgung Palace. Santa, who showered children with gifts from the sky, crossed the ceasefire line and moved to Pyongyang.
Previously, Santa visited New Zealand and Australia and visited the Korean Peninsula. Afterwards, Santa went to Shanghai, China, Dubai, Greece, and other places in Europe, including Germany and Spain.
As of 3:40 pm on the 25th, Santa is passing through New Mexico, USA. To date, the gifts Santa has given to children around the world have exceeded 6.6 billion.
NORAD reported that Santa went to space this year and hovered around the International Space Station (ISS), where astronauts are staying.
NORAD has been conducting Santa tracking missions for 68 years. It all started in 1955 when a child desperately looking for Santa made a call to a number misprinted in a newspaper advertisement and was accidentally connected to the Continental Air Defense Command, the predecessor of Norad.
NORAD tracks Santa’s location every year from the moment he leaves the North Pole using radar, sensors, and aircraft. Santa’s location is determined by tracking the red light coming from the nose of Rudolph the reindeer, who pulls Santa’s sleigh.
Santa’s location determined in this way is broadcast on the website in real time. The site shows Santa flying over a global map in real time in a sleigh pulled by deer. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits major cities in each country one by one, depending on the time difference.
Last year, Santa entered Korean airspace around 11:20 p.m. on the 24th, passing through Seoul at around 11:27 p.m. following Jeju Island and Busan, stopping in Pyongyang before leaving for China.
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2023-12-25 06:43:57
